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Burt Reynolds in ICU, Shows Postponed

Hollywood legend Burt Reynolds is being treated in a West Palm Beach area hospital for dehydration caused by the worsening of his flu symptoms, according to several reports.

The star of Boogie Nights, Smokey and the Bandit and The Longest Yard, 76, who has suffered through several health emergencies over the past few years, is expected out of ICU tomorrow and out of the hospital next week.

Reynolds lives in Tequesta and was scheduled to do a series of one-man shows in Lake Worth and Stuart over the next couple of weeks. The performances were postponed to March.

“I saw him Tuesday night at a show we were doing,” said Palm Beach Realtor Doug Rill, chairman of the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre, an acting school and theater in Lake Park. “He looked great. He gave me a big hug and went on his way.”